Donald Mustard, Who Is The Brains Behind Fortnite, Is Leaving Epic Games – News18

Donald Mustard, the Chief Creative Officer at Epic Games, is retiring and leaving the corporate this month after being an instrumental a part of making the favored battle royale shooter Fortnite into what it’s at present.

“I have enjoyed nearly 25 years in the game industry collaborating with some of the most talented people ever, and I am so proud of what we have made together,” Mustard mentioned on X (previously Twitter).

Mustard notably created ChAIR—the place he and his group made Undertow, Shadow Complex, and the Infinity Blade trilogy. Later, ChAIR was acquired by Epic Games in 2008.

After years of labor and changing into the worldwide inventive director of Epic Games in 2016, Fortnite was launched—and it, after all, turned a basic—and continues to be massively widespread as each an esport and an informal on-line multiplayer sport.

“I am especially proud of the opportunity I’ve had to help create and shape Fortnite,” Mustard mentioned.

He added: “I am humbled to have been a part of the team that every day tries to bring ‘joy and delight’ to the Fortnite community! We love watching you experience every moment – leaping from the Battle Bus for the very first time, seeing the rocket crack open the sky, dancing with friends after a Victory Royale, being sucked into a black hole, or being washed out to sea as The Island flipped over – and on and on!”

Fortnite is a sport that has grown in each scope and enchantment through the years, and the sport has had its fair proportion of updates since its launch—from launching the no-build mode to not too long ago switching over to Epic’s Unreal Engine 5.

“I’m excited to spend time with my wife and family and am forever grateful for @TimSweeneyEpic and the Epic Games family,” he mentioned as an ending comment.